Delaware County, NY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Delaware County’s unemployment rate is 4.5%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 34 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Delaware County economy

4.5%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.3% the month before
19,091
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
44,551
people in Delaware County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$60,226
median household income
Source: Census ACS
37%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Delaware County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
12
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Delaware County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Mar 24, 2026	Federal Express CorporationTakes effect Aug 3, 2026	Tompkins	12	Closure	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Delaware County

Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.

Garnet Health8 open roles
Orange Bank & Trust Company3 open roles
84 Lumber2 open roles
Charter Communications2 open roles
Piller Power Systems2 open roles
RTX2 open roles
Bradley-Morris1 open role
Builders FirstSource1 open role
Davita1 open role
Express Employment Professionals Defunct1 open role

Colleges in Delaware County

Colleges in Delaware County
College	City	Type	Students
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi	Delhi	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Delaware County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

Chenango, Delaware and Otsego Workforce Development Board
Chenango, Delaware, Otsego

CDO Workforce - Delhi
Delhi · Affiliate · 607-832-5777
Monday-Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
CDO Workforce
Sidney · Affiliate · 607-832-5776
M-F: 8:30 a.m. - 4: 30 p.m.

Cities in Delaware County

Other New York counties

All of New York

Laid off or looking for work in Delaware County?

See what to do first and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from New York’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.